showtime — [[t]ʃo͟ʊtaɪm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Showtime is the time when a particular stage or television show starts. It s close to showtime now, so you retire into the dressing room … English dictionary

showtime — /ˈʃoʊtaɪm/ (say shohtuym) noun 1. the time at which some form of entertainment is due to begin: *A couple of hours before showtime, the first guests began to arrive, having made the dusty trip from Kununurra. –west australian, 1991. 2. Colloquial … Australian English dictionary